Fountain brush



June 15 1926.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH Filed DBG. 2. 1921 5 s M ,a

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

GEORGE '12. PARE, 0F ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

Application filed December 2, 1921. Serial No. 519,465.

My invention relates tov fountain brushes and has for its object toprovide' a brush having a receptacle adapted to serve as a handle with adischarge head angularly mounted in relation thereto.

Another object is to provide a valve mechanism issuing outwardly throughsaid angularly disposed head with an operating member for controllingvsaid valve protruding therethrough.

A still further object is to provide the head with holding means fordetachably 'setube. A still further object is to form the opencuring abrush on the end of the same.

Another object is to form the receptacle of tubular shape and toconstruct said head so that the same attaches upon the end of the ingfrom the valve to the interior of the receptacle in said head 'of largeenough proportion so that any substance passing through the valve cannotclog and so that the device may therefore be readily kept clean.

. The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear inconnection with the detailed description thereof andare particularly1pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, illustrating the applica-A tion lof my invention in oneform Fig.y 1 is a part sectional side elevational view of one form of myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view similar to Figure 1 showing another methodof. attaching the brush to the operating head.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line v3 3 of Figure 2.

In Figure 1I showaf tubular receptacle 10 which may be provided with abottom 11` formed integral therewith on which'bottom may be attachedtothe same in any suitable manner. The upper end of the receptacle 10 islformed with external threads 12 which may be pressed into the body ofSaid receptacle if the walls of the same are made of relatively thinmaterial or which maybe cut into the same as desired.

Secured'to the end of receptacle 10 is a head 13 which is formed withanenlarged` throat 14 terminating in a threaded lip 15 which is adapted toscrew upon the threads j 12 of the container 10. A gasket 33 seatedonone side against a shoulder 34 formed on ythreaded end thereof servesto form a Huid tight. connection between head 13 and receptacle 10.

Head 13 is further provided with a neck 16 which issues from 'and isangularly positioned relative to the throat 14 and receptacle 10 asclearly shown in the drawings. In the remote end of the neck 16 isprovided a longitudinal'bore 17 through which the material within thereceptacle 10 is discharged. This bore C17 near the central portion of,neck 16 changes into a conical shaped opening 18 which forms a valveseat for a conical shaped valve head 19L Valve 19 is secured to a valvestem 20 which is slidably positioned in a hole 21 concentrically drilledin neck 16 relative to the opening 18 and the bore 17. The interior ofthe-throat 14 is provided with a chamber 22 which directly communicateswith the interior of the receptacle 10 and which terminates in a port 23communicating with the opening 18 in neck H16 of head 13 near thesmaller end thereof.

As may be noted in the figure, valve head 19 is of considerably shorterlength than the length of the conical shaped opening 1 8 but however isvof a length sufficient to cover the port 23. When the said valve headis in the position shown in the figure port 23 is closed and thecontents o`f the receptacle 10 confined within the same. When the saidvalve 19 is projected inwardly tovards the bore 17 by sliding the valvestraight in the hole 21 the said extreme end of valve'head 19 being ofless diameter than the bore 17 forms a passageway around the said valvehead along which-the contents of receptacle 10 may i'low, which contentsthereby are permitted to discharge through the chamber 22, port 23,'

through the opening 19 and into the bore 17 of head 13.

treme end of valve stem 20 which is positioned in close relation to thereceptaclel 10 l so that the said'button may be easily pressed towardsthe-neck 16 by means of the thumb when the said receptacle 10 is graspedin the hand. A coil spring 25 positioned lon the exterior portion ofvalve stem 20 is seated between a shoulder 26 formed on the neck 16 andthe inner portion of the button 24. This spring serves to hold the valvehead 19 seated along the walls o f the opening 18 so that the ort 23'isnormally closed from communication with the bore .17.

At the end of the neck 16 which has a protruding 'portion 27 extendingoutwardly from the major portionof thehead 13W'Iw attach a brush 28which is formed with' abody portion 29 having seated in the same anumber of bristles 40 which may be at' tached thereto in any suitablemanner.

Brush'28 is preferably formed circular although the same may be of anyshape as desired. The extreme end of protrusion 27 that when the deviceis grasped by the receptacle 10 which serves as a handle, Ehe brush 28held downwardly and the button 2&1 pressed the contents of receptacle 10may pass through port 23 through the bore 17 and the aperture 32 anddirectly to the brush proper by means of which the said contents may, beuniformly distributed over the surface to which the brush lis applied.`

In forming the brush 28 I preferably construct the same so that thebristles 40 surrounding the aperture 32 come in contact at their extremeend. This prevents the contents of the device from flowing directly outof the lbrush head 29 when the valve 19 is released, the same -insteadbeing absorbed by the bristles and distributed throughout the same sothat the entire engaging portion of the brush is thoroughly anduniformly impregnated.

Figure 2 shows anothermethod of attaching the brush 28 to the head 13.In this form the extreme end 35 is formed without threads and isprovided instead with an an- .nular groove 36 vofsemi-circular crosssection. A similarl groove 37 slightly deeper than groove 36 is formedin the interior of body portion 29 and is adapted to exactly registerwith; the groove 36 when the portion 35 of neck 16 is slipped intosthebrush 28. A circular spring member38 is adaptedto `be positioned withingroove 37 andis normally of slightly smaller interior diameter than thediameter of the portion 35 in the groove 36.- The brush 28 is applied tothe neck 16 byi'nserting the same over the protruding end 35 which has abeveled portion 39 in the extreme end thereof adapted to engage thespring 38 and to spread the7 same open expanding said spring vwithinthegroove 37. Portion 35 'ma now be slid urther into the head until t esaid Spring 38 snaps into'place :around the groove 36 ,in

which position brush 28 is firmly held seatedfagainst theNaforementioned shoulder 3l formed on the neck'16.

My improved invention may be used for a 'number of purposes where aliquid is desired. to be discharged and applied with a brush. VThe sainemay readily be used as a cleaning device for cleaning clothes or in aprint shop Vfor cleaning type and the like. If desired the device with aslightly diiferent form of brush may be used as a stencily brush. Someof the other uses of the device are shoe brushes, stove brushes, and

scouring brushes.

' In accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principlesof operation of my invention together with the apparatus which I nowvconsider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to haveit understood that the construction shown is only illustrative and thatthe in-f vention can be carried out by other means and applied .to usesother than those above set forth within the scope of the followingclaims. i

I claim :L-

vwith the exterior, the inner end of said bore terminating in a conicalvalve chamber, said head being provided ,with a chamber communicatingwith the interior of said receptacle, and havingI a port leading fromsaid chamber directly into said conical valve chamber, said neck beingfurther' provided with a hole axially arranged relative to saidcylindrical bore and communicating with said conical valve chamber, avalve stem slidable in said hole, a valve head mounted on saidI stem andadapted to become seated against the walls of said conical valve chamberto close said port from communication with said bore, and a brushpositioned upon the extreme end of said neck.

2. A fountain brush comprising a receptacle, a head secured to saidreceptacle, a neck upon said head having a bore commu- A nicating withthe exterior, a valve chamberA at the inner end of said bore, a portleading iio from said chamber to said receptacle, said neckl having ahole axially disposed relative to lsaid bore and communicating withsaidlchamber, a valve stem slidable in said hole, a valve head mountedon said stem and adapted to `become seated against the walls ofsaidvchamber to close said port and a. brush upon the extreme end ofsaid neck.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature. l

GEORGE '.r. PARR.

